quicksilver blood

Chapter 284 The Hunter and the Dog

Chapter 284 The Hunter and the Dog

"What? Hanging?"

Robert asked in disbelief: "To commit such a serious crime, the result is only to be hanged? When did the laws of the White Tower become so loose?"

"We don't want to either. There's no other way."

The red-robed wizard standing in front of him spread his hands helplessly.

...he was definitely hiding something on purpose.

Robert narrowed his eyes.

The man's name was Naxi, and he was a family wizard who was born and raised in the White Tower.This person used to be Robert's senior and one of Robert's friends.After graduating three years ago, he was assigned to work in the Archives Department, responsible for sorting out and summarizing the information sent by the Waste Bureau and the Public Security Bureau, and then handing it over to different leaders.

Basically, all information related to criminals and wanted persons will be handed over to Naxi once. If Robert wants to obtain any official information that will not be disclosed for the time being, it is the safest way to find Naxi.

Robert heard from his classmates that news about Orlando's execution would be announced in the near future, so he couldn't wait to find Naxi for some inside information.

After all, if it is just "not disclosed for the time being", the degree of confidentiality is actually not that high.

But even if the level of confidentiality was not very high, Robert, who had often met Naxi in private a long time ago, was already on the waste bureau's blacklist and was investigated very carefully by the waste bureau.Otherwise, it will probably take some time for the identity of Robert Titan's spy to be revealed.

"Anyway, that's what happened... If there's nothing else, I'll go first?"

Naxi shined on his red robe, proving that he had important business to do and didn't have time to stay.

In fact, just because he knew Robert's identity, Naxi didn't want to contact Robert.

Naxi naturally knew how embarrassing his identity was.It is precisely because his family is very clean that Naxi can get such a job.But even so, after Robert's true identity was investigated, he was still secretly monitored by the Waste Bureau for a period of time.

However, not contacting Robert was not because Naxi was afraid of getting angry.

He was really thinking of Robert, so he would find a way to avoid contact with Robert.

Naxi knew very well that the reason Robert was fine for the time being was because of his status as Prince Titan.Because the information that Robert has obtained from the White Tower so far has not touched the real taboo, the White Tower who thinks that this information is not worth offending the Titan Empire will turn a blind eye to him.

But the day Robert got in touch with the real secret from Naxi was the day he died.

Naxi knew very well that if Robert continued to contact him, sooner or later something like this would really happen.

But he didn't expect that he couldn't hide it from his old friend.

According to Robert's understanding of Naxi, whenever Naxi wanted to hide something, he would spread his hands unnaturally.

"Wait a minute, Naxi."

Robert softly called to the red-robed wizard who was about to leave: "This matter is really important to me... Can you tell me why Orlando cannot be executed."

"Are you serious, Robert?"

Naxi turned around helplessly.

"I beg you..."

Robert lowered his head and pleaded with Naxi in a hoarse voice: "This question is really important to me, please tell me."

Looking at Robert's haggard face, Naxi couldn't help being taken aback.

He had never seen Robert so tired until now.

After hesitating for a moment, he spoke to Robert.

"The reason is... we have no evidence."

"Because they have no evidence."

Roland chuckled and explained to Esther: "At this time, if you directly announce that I will be sentenced to death at the beginning, it will only make those meddlesome people think that the White Tower senior management is trying to cover up - they will only I believe that the White Tower’s senior officials have indeed obtained Orlando’s wealth, so they want to use Orlando’s execution as a cover to appease the anger of the wizards.”

"In this case, if the White Tower does not give me a more 'merciful' execution, but insists on the death penalty, they will only think that the senior management of the White Tower is guilty. The truth is just as they guessed."

"On the contrary, if it were announced at the beginning that I would be hanged, people would also be dissatisfied. This dissatisfaction with the White Tower senior officials has already taken root in their hearts, but they have never noticed it. Now, as long as they find a Let them out in the right place—like me."

"People are always like this. The more angry, dissatisfied, and hateful they are, the more they like to oppose and refute. The pleasure brought by the inflated vanity brought by opposing authority and refuting the truth is enough to make them forget the previous unhappiness . Only by establishing their authority in this way can they feel that they are alive."

Roland leaned forward to let Esther put on a black blindfold, and said briskly in a cheerful tone: "—but, this can only prove their superficiality and stupidity."

"Don't they want to object, then I will give them room to object—"

Esther tied the black eyepatch in a knot on the back of Roland's head, and asked with a chuckle, "Then have you considered Robert's idea?"

Abnormally, Roland suddenly fell silent.

In the small basement, there was only the sound of Esther tidying Roland's clothes for a while.

After about a minute, Roland said, "Esther, let me tell you a joke."

"Oh?"

"Once upon a time, there was a rich man who used a cart to transport a lot of treasures. But while he was in the forest, the cart suddenly broke down. At this time, a hunter and a dog happened to pass by."

Roland read softly: "So, the rich man asked the hunter to take care of the cart for a while, and the hunter agreed. The rich man went to find a replacement cart, and the hunter guarded the treasure."

"The hunter didn't come back until night. The hunter began to worry about the old mother who was alone at home, so he let the dog watch over the car, and went home to take care of the old mother by himself first."

"After the rich man came back, he saw the hunter's dog looking at the cart, so the rich man asked the dog to bring back a silver coin as a reward to the hunter."

"So the dog ran home and gave the silver coin to the master."

Speaking of this, Roland stopped suddenly, turned his head slightly, and looked at Esther with a half-smile through the black cloth covering his eyes: "Guess what happened next?"

"According to the development of the normal story, it should be the hunter who petted the dog's head, and then cooked it a delicious meal," Esther tilted his head, and analyzed with interest, "But since you asked me If so, it must not be that simple."

"If I were to make up the story, it would go something like this—"

Esther thought for a while, and then continued: "The hunter looked at the silver coins handed over by the dog, and suddenly felt a little bit of greed in his heart."

"'Since I can give you a silver coin, I should be able to give you a gold coin.' The hunter thought so and asked the dog to go to the rich man again to ask for money. The rich man thought for a moment and then I readily agreed.”

"When the dog brought the gold coin back, the hunter hid the coin carefully, and then tied a cloth bag to the dog."

"'You tell the man to fill the bag with gold coins, or you won't come back.' Saying this, the hunter let the dog out again and asked the dog to find the rich man."

"Faced with such an unreasonable request, the rich man naturally refused. So the dog clung to the rich man's side and never went back. In this way, the person and the dog who escorted the treasure experienced a lot together and developed feelings. .”

"'Do you want to go back?' Faced with the rich man's question, the dog finally chose to go back to the owner. So the rich man followed the hunter's advice, filled the dog's bag with gold coins, and asked the dog to take it with him. Bring the gold coins back to the master."

When Esther said this, there was an inexplicable gleam in his eyes.

However, his voice did not deform in the slightest.

After a short pause, Esther continued to talk: "But the gold coins are too heavy. The dog accidentally fell into the trap set by the hunter, and finally climbed up with the bag of gold coins, but its legs He is also limping, has wounds on his body, and the bag with the money is leaking."

"...Esther?"

"Just like this, the dog dragged the bag with holes in it, and limped towards the hunter's house. As it walked forward step by step, the gold coins gradually slipped from the bag."

Ignoring Roland's question at all, Esther just continued to read: "In the end, the dog still didn't return to the hunter's house, but died on the road."

"... Is it over? Esther?"

"It would be best if it ended."

Esther shook her head, the smile on her face gradually deformed, and finally turned into a pale and dry face like a mask.

For a moment, he was glad that he had put a blindfold on Roland.It made Roland unable to see his expression at the moment.

After a short pause, Esther said quietly: "One day after that, one day after that, the hunter went out to hunt after the rain."

"Then, the hunter found a familiar bag with a hole on a corpse that had turned into white bones, and inside were a few dirty gold coins."

"The hunter was very happy to see that he was able to find money when he went hunting. He had completely forgotten about such a trivial matter as losing a dog a few years ago."

"The hunter thinks that since there is a hole in the bag, it means there must be gold coins nearby."

"Easily, the hunter found a few gold coins near the bag, and he soon discovered that there were gold coins not far away from the gold coins, and all the gold coins were pointing to the same place."

"So, the hunter followed the gold coin and found it all the way back."

(End of this chapter)

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